The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-13
CREMATED.
Another Appalling Railroad Hor-
ror in the Northwest Thirty
Lives Reported Lost.
Men, Women and Children Roast
ed to Death IN Sight of
Their Friends.

CHICAGO, October ll.-An accident oc-
cured on the Chicago Atlantic railway
last night, near Kout, Ind, in which, it
is reported, some fifteen persons were
killed. fast freight train ran into the
rear end Of passenger train, telescoping
two cars. At the general office of the
Chicago Atlantic railway here no in
formation on the subject can be obtained.
Later reports received here are to the
effect that twenty-five persons were killed
and larger number injured, at Castro
vile station, 55 miles from Chicago. It is
inferred that the Inflated train was the
passenger from the east, due in Chicago
this morning. A relief expedition was
quickly and secretly organized by the
railroad officials here, and dispatched to
she scene. Other help was to be hurried
forward as soon as possible.
Officials OF the company refuse the
slightest scrap of information. The hor-
ror occurred between and 6 O'Clock this
morning. A telegram received here at
noon said ten dead bodies had already
been taken from the wreck, and the men
conducting the ghastly work were unable
TO sag how many other corpses were still
in the debris. Ip addition to the killed
the dispatch says list had been prepared
showing the injured to number 81 per-
sons.
dsAaER DETAILS.
INDIlEAPoLIs, October 1l.-Advices
from the scene OF the wreck on the Chi
Cago j. Atlantic railroad are meager. The
train was telescopad. 1t had stopped for
the Panhandle crossing, when a fast
freight dashed into the rear. The pas
senger train was the cypress due in Chi
cagO at s o'clock, and the accident
occurred at O'Clock. Seven cars in all
are said to have been consumed by fire,
including q Pullman sleeper. Fifteen
persons were killed and the same number
injured.
ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTER.
KoUT, lad, Ootuber 1.-THE worst
horrors OF Ohatgworth were duplicated
here to-day. Dozsns of blood stained,
smOke-grimed, dead and dying men,
women and children, victims of railroad
oarelessness aud blunder, Uttered the sta
tiOA hNuSe ttllr dlbSLuSUuJ Iue HOIel5 anu
every other available resting place in the
vicinity, while three yards down the tracks
of the Chicago d Atlantic road, near the
lonely water tank, piles of fearfully
mangled debris marked the spot, where
collision, seldom equgiied for terrible re-
suits, occurred.
The elst bound express that left Chicago
last night,with great load of passengers,
had without moments warming,
daring temporary wait, been
smashed into from behind by heavily
loaded fast freight, pressing madly
forward in the darkness, in hurrJing
dressed meat to the markets of the sea-
board, Some part Of the machinery of
the passenger engine had been thrown
out of order during the run from Chicago.
4 tri6ing stop at the water tank would
.'.e .aaH IL vas thought, and the
.tg v.. ..yt.. iy made. Suddenly
... o. .a- ..rau-3s behind came the
fash of headlight, the rush and rattle of
many wheels ard then crash,
Just as at Chats worth. The sleeping
coach now got in It's deadly work. The
MASSIVE frame work of the sleeper was
transformed into a huge catapult. Pushing
mericLessiy forward by the freight it
crushed into the cars forward, smashing
their omparatiyely light timber, and
making the work of destruction complete.
The wreck instantly took fire, and the